7 celebrities that were born in May

In one of our recent posts we wrote about National and International days that are celebrated round the world during the month of May. In this post, we have gathered 7 top celebrities that were born in the month of May.

Image Credit: Flickr CLF

David Beckham:Born:2 May1975 in London, EnglandNationality: BritishOccupation: Footballer
The midfielder and ex-captain of England’s Football team. He was famous for his free kicks. Along with his specialty in football, he is famous for marrying popular English Fashion Designer Victoria. He was the first British player to complete the century of 100 matches in Champions League.

Image credit: Flickr david_shankbone

Donatella VersaceBorn:2 May 1955 in ItalyNationality: ItalianOccupation: Fashion Designer
She is the chief Fashion Designer at one of the world’s most popular fashion company Versace. She also owns 20% shares Versace in market.

Image credit: Flickr R@VITH

Brian Charles LaraBorn: 2 May 1969 in TrinidadNationality: West IndiesOccupation: Cricketer
He was one of the most stylish left-handed batsman in cricket history. Although he retired from cricket in 2007 but he still have many records in his hand. He is the only cricketer to score 400 runs in Test Cricket and 500 in First Class Cricket.

Image credit: Flickr mharrsch

Florence NightingaleBorn:12 May 1820 in Florence, ItalyDied: 13 August 1910 in London, United KingdomNationality: BritishOccupation: Nurse, writer, Public Health Advocate and statistician
She got fame for her dedication in social work during Crimean War where she performed dressing of wounded soldiers. She was also known as “The Lady With the Lamp” as she used to make rounds at night.

Image credit: Flickr Cea.

Rabindranath TagoreBorn:7 May 1861 in Bengal, IndiaDied: 7 May 1941 in Culcutta(now Kolkata), IndiaNationality: IndianOccupation: Poet, Novelist
Tagore was a Bengali Poet who has got Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He was the first non-white Nobel Prize Winner. He also has the honor to write National Anthem for two counties i-e Jana Gana Mana for India and Amar Shonar Bangla for Bangladesh.

Image credit: Flickr Bijayurl

Karl MarxBorn: 5 May 1818 in Trier, Kingdom of PrussiaDied:14 March 1883 in London, United KingdomNationality: GermanOccupation: Philosopher, Revolutionary Socialist, Journalist and Historian
He is also known as the father of communism as his book played a key role for the development of communism.

Image credit: Photobucket GenKael

Christopher LeeBorn:27 May 1922 in Westminster, EnglandNationality: BritishOccupation: Actor, Singer and Author
One of the most prominent British actor became famous after playing the role of Count Dracula. Along with the famous Dracula’s role, he has many other beautiful movies on his credit like The Wicker Man, The Man with the Golden Gun, Jinnah, etc.